$200 —
Lower than 86% of section of state areas.
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Rural Balance · Section of State
Housing & Dwellings in Rural Balance
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More people own their homes outright in Rural Balance than they did in 2011, while the number of renters has fallen. This is a place where detached housing dominates, with 97.3% of dwellings being separate houses. Costs for both mortgages and rent remain far below the national figures.
$200
—
- $100–$114: 1 area
- $114–$129: 0 areas
- $129–$143: 1 area
- $143–$157: 1 area
- $157–$171: 0 areas
- $171–$186: 0 areas
- $186–$200: 0 areas
- $200–$214: 3 areas
- $214–$229: 0 areas
- $229–$243: 3 areas
- $243–$257: 4 areas
- $257–$271: 2 areas
- $271–$286: 1 area
- $286–$300: 2 areas
- $300–$314: 3 areas
- $314–$329: 2 areas
- $329–$343: 0 areas
- $343–$357: 2 areas
- $357–$371: 0 areas
- $371–$386: 4 areas
- $386–$400: 1 area
- $400–$414: 0 areas
- $414–$429: 0 areas
- $429–$443: 0 areas
- $443–$457: 2 areas
- $457–$471: 0 areas
- $471–$486: 0 areas
- $486–$500: 0 areas
All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Rural Balance — lower than 86% of areas.
| Rural Balance | $200 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is much lower than most areas at $200, which is far below the national figure of $375. Home loan payments are also low, with the typical monthly cost of $1,400 sitting well below the Australian average of $1,863.
$1,400 ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 71% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,400
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Rural Balance splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (42%) and $200–$349 (42%), with $350–$549 at 13%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Rural Balance splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (35%) and Under $1,000 (30%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 24%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is very common here; 46.4% of households do so, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, only 12.2% of households rent, a proportion that is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011.
12.2% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 92% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.4% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 94% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Rural Balance, the largest group is Owned outright at 46%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Rented (12%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 97.3% of homes, a figure far above the national average. This preference for larger properties is reflected in the fact that 82.8% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, which is well above the national figure.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 71% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.3% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 93% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 97.5%
- 2016: 97.0%
- 2021: 97.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
82.8% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 88% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 81.1%
- 2016: 81.9%
- 2021: 82.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Rural Balance, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Other dwelling is next at 1%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Rural Balance, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 2 bedrooms (12%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Rural Balance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS43/rural-balance/topic/housing-dwellings